# Zombie Projects

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Podcast: [Academic Writing Amplified](https://stenobird.com/podcast/academic-writing-amplified-595201)
Published: 2026-08-04T11:15:00+00:00
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## Resource

What do you do with those writing projects that keep hanging around in your publication pipeline, but you never work on them? I call these Zombie Projects, and they are holding you back from submitting more papers. In this episode, I explain what zombie projects are, why they are clogging your pipeline, and what to do about them. Sign up for the Fall Writing Planning Session on August 10: https://scholarsvoice.org/writing-planning Join my next LIVE Submit Your Almost-done Article in 3 Days Workshop: https://scholarsvoice.org/submit-in-3/ Join my signature program, Navigate, to publish your backlog of papers: https://scholarsvoice.org/navigate/ Sign up to my FREE email newsletter, In The Pipeline, for weekly emails on academic writing and publishing. Scroll to the form at the bottom of the page: https://scholarsvoice.org/

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